Sunday, March 18, 2012

Curious existence 2: Blue Land Whale ParasitesThe Blue Land Whale (here a dead specimen) is just like a marine blue whale, except it floats in the air. The whale carcass can stick around for 50 years, while acting as a home for unique parasites that live exclusively off of it (fact). To these parasites, the whale is their whole world.
Here Traveler is seen adjusting the camera lens to take a picture of this rare find.